![]() ![]() ![]() The book shows, from embedded and unembedded perspectives, the differences this policy made. In Iraq, the US government instituted the highly controlled system of embedding. In Vietnam, it was relatively easy to show up and ride a military chopper to and from the front lines, with nearly unfettered access to the troops. The concept of Photojournalists On War, which was published in May, belies one of the key differences between the two wars. For a number of reasons-cable news, Twitter, war fatigue, iPhones, reality TV, etc.-professional photojournalists may never again effect the public’s perception of war the way they did in Vietnam. When photojournalists talk about making images that inform, foment change, make an impact, this is what they’re talking about. It’s hard to understate the impact photography had on the Vietnam War. The book’s 300-plus photos, all from the AP archives, fill in the moments between the Pulitzer-winning images. Vietnam: the Real War, a Photographic History by the Associated Press tells this familiar but still compelling story in rich, visual detail, providing a thorough look at the daily life of US and South Vietnamese soldiers in the jungles and rice paddies, and on city streets. Horst Faas/AP Photoįor every Vietnam War image seared into our memory, there are thousands more, documenting our two-decade slog through an ultimately unwinnable conflict. January 1965: Vietnamese and US troops rest after a tense night awaiting a Viet Cong ambush near the village of Binh Gia. ![]()
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